Tompkinsville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tompkinsville city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
15.2%
2023
18.6%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+22.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +12.0 pp (78.9%) |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +4.5 pp (16.5%) |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -3.4 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -6.3 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -3.4 pp (-15.5%) |